A Boat Masters Training Programme is underway in Saint Lucia; focusing on improving the safety of fishers at sea and enhancing efficiency - ensuring catch is properly stored and safe for public consumption - it is part of a wider 'Blue Economy' program

Saint Lucia has initiated a comprehensive reclassification of the public service to modernise recruitment standards, align job roles with required skills and address fairness in promotions, particularly within the police, fire and correctional services

Former magistrate and politician Dr Velon John,83, presented his latest book ‘Ramblings of a Mind and Pulsations of a Heart’ calling for changing the flag and dismantling of Colonial Vestiges; proceeds from sales fund scholarships for Laborie students

With one moth to go to the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2025, scheduled for 30 April - 11 May, concern has been rising about the logistical hurdles of its expansion, as the 'slujazz' affirms itself as a premier Caribbean event with a growing reputation

Patrick Gilo Bernadin, musician, one of Saint Lucia’s cultural icons, was laid to rest; the Belle Vue community with La Rose groups, musicians, singers, government officials, and family members, gathered for a procession and paraded through the streets